Note: Throughput (higher is better): The numerical representation of how efficiently the system was able to retrieve the element in KBps. Throughput is calculated as (File Size + Header Size) / (1st Byte + Load Time).

Take Away

Whether PostHaven goes with our CDN or with another provider, I just hope anyone reading this takes this away: Do not use S3 as a CDN, it is not designed for that. You are wasting money and your users time.

Oh and have a great weekend everyone. =)

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I think S3 is a great origin server for static assets, but it is NOT a CDN. When you click "Upload Media" in PostHaven it stores the media in an S3 bucket: phaven-prod.s3.amazonaws.com which is great, but it isn't good for delivery. Not only is it slower but it is way more expen$ive.

So here it is Garry, your very own pull zone for phhaven-prod: http://phaven-prod.posthaven.netdna-cdn.com all you need to do is switch it with phaven-prod.s3.amazonaws.com. If you need SSL, I will get it for you Monday.